I have done that myself but not as long, maybe a year and then hit it for awhile, then family things were priority, dropped it and picked back up and been solid at it since 06 now. I play what I want , when I want, no more pressure with learning tunes and playing out. I don't know if I would be able to handle that any more. I am not saying that word "never". 5 years from now I could be playing drums. No not that crazy but you get where I am coming from